Posts Tagged ‘council tax’
Town Hall to keep council tax exemption for poorest pensioners
Despite finance ‘challenges’, low-income households will still get support, says finance chief Robert Chapman
Read MoreCyber attack: Hackney residents’ anger over ongoing council tax ‘mess’
Council confronts ongoing impact of 2020 cyber attack on services and bill delays
Read MoreCouncil tax set to rise in Hackney as new mayor unveils first budget
Borough leader Caroline Woodley says the decision to propose a hike was ‘not taken lightly’
Read MoreMore than 30,000 households to get extra £30 off council tax
Hackney’s cabinet approves one-off reduction to help tackle cost of living crisis
Read MoreCouncil tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme
Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030
Read MoreCyber attack investigation continues with council systems still paralysed
Town Hall remains unable to accept or make certain payments but Citizen understands residents and businesses will not face any penalties as a result of disruption
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall unveils crisis funding for over 20,000 vulnerable households
Financial care package includes automatic tax rebates and an extra £500k for emergency support fund
Read MoreCouncil tax support levels reset as campaigners call for Town Hall to go further
Liberal Democrats say ‘U-turn’ on cuts introduced two years ago is an ‘admission the council got it wrong’
Read MoreEmpty homes crackdown as Town Hall doubles tax for absent owners
More than 400 properties currently qualify for the hike, which could raise an extra £200k a year
Read MoreHackney to approve council tax hike tonight as Mayor blames Tory cuts
Three per cent rise will fund social care and children’s services
Read MoreMayor scales back Council Tax Support cut ahead of Cabinet decision
Leading anti-poverty charity welcomes change but says new proposal will still hurt Hackney’s poorest
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems slam ‘regressive’ council tax hike for Hackney’s poorest
Town Hall is asking for residents’ views on plans to cut council tax relief
Read MoreWorking age households could face extra £100 a year burden under new council tax proposals
Mayor Glanville says planned change to tax reduction scheme is the ‘fairest option’ amid ‘massive funding shortfall’
Read MoreCouncil tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Read MoreMayor announces council tax hike and £13.8m cuts
Philip Glanville blames ‘austerity years’ for tax rise but vows to protect key services in the face of further cuts
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Read MoreTown Hall proposes council tax rise after 10-year freeze
Government is no longer offering council tax-freeze grant so Town Hall says proposed two per cent rise is ‘prudent’
Read MoreHackney Council passes 2015/16 budget with council tax frozen for tenth year
Council tax frozen for tenth year running amid large spending cuts
Read MoreHackney rent campaigners slam London Mayor’s ‘populist’ stance on housing
Housing campaign group Digs criticize Boris Johnson for sending out ‘mixed messages’
Read MoreDoormat ‘privacy breach’: Hackney Council under fire over housing benefit messages
Town Hall is publically identifying claimants, critic says
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